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The  Hampton  Normal  and  Agricultural 
Institute 

HAMPTON,  VIRGINIA 

JAMES  E.  GREGG,  Principal  F.  K.  ROGERS,  Treasurer 
G.  P.  PHENIX,  Vice-Principal  W.  H.  SCOVILLE,  Secretary 


W.  K.  DLODGETT,  Director,  School  of  Agriculture 


HAMPTON’S 
COLLEGIATE 
TRAINING  IN 
AGRICULTURE 

leading  to  the  degree 
of  B.  S.  in  Agricul- 
tural Education,  is  pre- 
paring young  men  for 
rural  leadership.  The  de' 
mand  for  county  demon- 
a student,  a county  agent  stration  agents,  teachers 

and  a farmer  discussing  # 

crops  and  fertilizers  Oi  clgricUl  tllTC,  prill- 

cipals  of  county  training  schools,  and 
supervisors  of  rural  work  with  ad- 
vanced training  is  greater  than  the  sup- 
ply. The  opportunity  is  here.  The  re- 
sponsible, well-paid  positions  are  going 
to  those  who  are  trained  for  particular 
work.  In  these  days  specialists  are 
wanted.  Hampton’s  College  Course  in 
Agriculture  helps  make  specialists  in 
rural  work. 


OGDEN  HALL,  THE  AUDITORIUM 

Here  the  entire  school  meets  for  evening  chapel  and 
on  Sunday  evening  joins  in  singing  the  old  plantation 
melodies. 

The  College  Course  of  the  Agri- 
cultural School  aims  to  give  young 
men  an  opportunity  to  develop  within 
themselves  industry,  intellectual  power, 
initiative,  and  ideals,  and  to  fit  them- 
selves to  meet  the  problems  of  present- 
day  rural  life — in  other  words,  to  de- 
velop ability  to  see  the  job,  plan  the 
work  to  be  done,  and  carry  it  out  to  a 
finish,  whether  it  be  in  a school,  a com- 
munity, a county,  or  a State. 


THE  BARNS  AT  SHELLBANKS  FARM 

Located  four  miles  from  the  Institute,  this  850-acre 
dairy  farm  with  its  90  cows,  silos,  tractors,  and  full 
equipment  of  modern  farm  machinery,  is  easily  accessible 
for  agricultural  classes. 

Students  stay  in  school  the  full 
twelve  months  for  three  years.  The 
course  is  of  the  same  length  as  a four- 
year  course  with  vacations.  The  con- 
tinuous work  enables  a student  to  util- 
ize the  summer  time  which  is  best  for 
many  phases  of  agricultural  instruc- 
tion, and  to  complete  his  work  and  get 
his  degree  in  three  years. 

About  half  of  the  required  work  con- 
cerns itself  with  strictly  technical  agri- 
cultural subjects  such  as  Animal  Hus- 
bandry, Field  Crops,  or  Farm  En- 
gineering. The  rest  of  the  time  is 


STUDYING  IN  THE  AGRICULTURAL  LIBRARY 

Reading  and  reference  work  in  connection  with  all 
courses  give  students  a broad  acquaintance  with  the  best 
modern  authorities. 

devoted  to  written  expression,  litera- 
ture, or  social  science.  The  School  of 
Agriculture  has  a teaching  staff  who 
are  themselves  trained  specialists  and 
students  of  rural  problems. 

Students  study  and  learn  in  class- 
room and  library,  on  the  farm,  and  by 
taking  part  in  demonstrations  with 
county  agents  and  others  in  rural  com- 
munities. All  taking  the  course  have 
opportunity  to  see  and  do  rural  work 
under  the  guidance  of  experienced  men 
already  in  the  field.  Poultry  house 


A CLASS  IN  FARM  CROPS 

Recitation  and  discussion  relate  experience,  observa- 
tion, and  study. 

and  culling  demonstrations,  livestock 
demonstrations,  community  and  county 
fair  work,  boys’  club  outings,  and 
other  extension  work  are  participated 
in  by  all  college-course  students. 

In  classrooms  and  laboratories  stu- 
dents are  taking  such  courses  as  Or- 
ganic and  Inorganic  Chemistry,  Agri- 
cultural Chemistry,  Plant  Pathology, 
Farm  Gas  Engines,  Farm  Buildings 
and  Home  Conveniences,  English  Com- 
position and  Literature,  the  History  of 


SETTING  UP  AN  EXHIBIT 

Students  are  sent  to  State,  county,  and  local  fairs 
where  the  arrangement  and  display  of  farm  products  are 
taught.  The  questions  of  farm  folk,  called  forth  by  the 
exhibit,  are  answered  by  the  students. 


Rural  Life,  Community  Organization, 
Animal  Husbandry,  Co-operative  Mar- 
keting, Principles  of  Dairying,  Educa- 
tional Psychology,  Methods  of  Teaching 
Agriculture,  and  others. 

The  Agricultural  Library,  contain- 
ing many  volumes  on  agricultural  sub- 
jects alone,  is  used  constantly  by  all  stu- 
dents taking  the  work. 


WORK  IN  FARM  ENGINEERING 
Students  study  the  size,  shape  and  effectiveness  of  a 
tractor  plow.  The  equipment  on  both  Whipple  and  Shell- 
banks  Farms  affords  unusual  opportunity  for  experience 
with,  and  study  of  machines  and  gas  engines. 


MILKING  TIME 

Upper-class  agricultural  students  are  sometimes  given 
for  short  periods  the  directing  responsibility  of  the 
Whipple  dairy  herd,  Whipple  Farm,  or  the  market  garden 
during  the  summer  quarter. 


TALKING  OVER  PROJECT  RECORDS 

Students  have  projects  of  their  own,  with  crops  the 
first  year,  with  animals  the  second.  They  make  the 
necessary  investments,  keep  account  of  costs  and  sales, 
and  make  or  lose  on  their  venture. 


Students’  Projects — Each  student 
must  carry  on  a project  at  the  school  as 
a part  of  his  regular  required  work.  A 
project  is  a small  business  in  crops  or 
livestock,  or  both,  owned  and  operated 
by  the  student  for  instruction  and  for 
profit.  As  a student’s  project  is  his  own, 
he  plans  his  wrork,  carries  out  his  plans, 


A DAIRY  PROJECT 

Two  students  arranged  an  investment  of  $400  in  four 
heifers.  They  are  applying  their  classroom  instruction 
in  dairying,  and  are  finding  it  profitable.  The  milk 
sheet  and  scales  and  the  accounts  show  daily  the  con- 
dition of  their  business. 

pays  his  bills  and  rent,  keeps  accurate 
accounts,  and  takes  his  profit  for  him- 
self— all  under  supervision  of  instruc- 
tors in  charge.  Prospective  students 
should  not  count  on  the  project  to  pay 
for  school  expenses.  However,  students 
have  made  as  high  as  $140  on  their 
projects  their  first  year. 


THE  CAST  OF  AN  AGRICULTURAL  PLAY 

"Zack  Simpson’s  Promise,”  written  by  an  agricul- 
tural student  and  produced  by  the  School  of  Agriculture, 
has  since  been  used  successfully  by  several  rural  com- 
munities. 

Student  Organizations — B e s i d e s 

the  classroom  and  related  work,  stu- 
dents take  part  in  the  various  organiza- 
tions at  Hampton.  Agricultural  stu- 
dents have  their  Agricultural  Society 
which  holds  regular  meetings  through- 
out the  year  and  gives  an  annual  fair. 
Then  there  are  the  Musical  Art  Society, 
the  Band,  the  Debating  Societies,  Y.  M. 
C.  A.,  the  student  publications,  and 
several  clubs.  Football,  baseball,  bas- 
ketball, and  other  sports  make  life  at 


HAMPTON’S  FOOTBALL  TEAM 

The  athletic  life  at  Hampton  is  open  to  all  students. 
Athletic  ability  is  developed  in  the  Gymnasium,  by  inter- 
class contests  and  on  the  regular  teams. 

Hampton  a place  for  all-round  expres- 
sion and  activity.  Such  schools  and  col- 
leges as  Shaw,  Howard,  Atlanta,  Wil- 
berforce,  Lincoln,  Union,  and  others 
come  to  Hampton  for  the  annual  con- 
tests and  Hampton  goes  to  them  in  re- 
turn. Intercollegiate  football  and  bas- 
ketball games  and  track  meets  are  sche- 
duled at  Hampton  each  year. 


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ATHLETICS  ON  ARMSTRONG  FIELD 

Hampton  boys  compete  in  intercollegiate  and  inter- 
class football,  baseball,  basketball,  and  track  athletics. 
The  first  intercollegiate  track  meet  ever  held  on  Arm- 
strong Field  was  won  by  Hampton  Institute. 

The  Armstrong  Athletic  Field  is 

the  gift  of  Hampton  graduates  and  ex- 
students. Its  full  equipment  will  cost 
$30,000.  A quarter-mile  track,  a 220- 
yard  straight-away,  football  field,  and 
baseball  diamond  are  included  in  this 
great  field.  Intercollegiate  games  and 
national  field  and  track  meets,  which 
appeal  to  the  young  manhood  of  the 
country,  may  now  be  held  at  Hampton 
under  the  best  of  conditions. 


HOW  TO  ENTER  THE  COLLEGE 
COURSE  OF  THE  AGRICUL- 
TURAL SCHOOL 

If  you  are  a graduate  with  a creditable 
record  from  a standard  high  school,  or  can 
show  your  fitness  to  do  the  required  work  by 
taking  special  examinations  and  by  classroom 
trial,  you  will  be  admitted  to  the  College 
Course. 

If  you  have  not  yet  had  work  of  high-school 
grade  or  have  not  completed  it,  or  wish  to 
make  up  deficiencies,  you  can  enter  Hamp- 
ton’s Academy  (or  high-school  course)  and 
prepare  for  the  College  Course. 

If  interested  in  the  College  Course  of  the 
Agricultural  School,  write  Dr.  George  P. 
Phenix,  Vice-Principal,  Hampton  Institute, 
Virginia.  Tell  him  what  schools  you  have  at- 
tended, what  work  you  have  taken,  and  what 
experience  you  have  had  in  farming,  or  in  a 
farming  community.  You  will  then  be  advised 
what  to  do.  Do  not  hesitate  to  ask  any  ques- 
tions about  the  work  or  your  own  particular 
problems,  for  your  letter  will  be  given  thought- 
ful consideration. 

A student  should  come  prepared  to  pay  his 
living  expenses  for  the  first  three  quarters  of 
the  school  year  as  his  earnings  will  amount  to 
very  little  before  the  first  summer  quarter.  He 


THE  HUNTINGTON  MEMORIAL  LIBRARY 

The  Library  is  a source  of  information  and  inspira- 
tion. It  cultivates  in  the  students  a taste  for  literature 
and  teaches  them  to  use  books  to  supplement  class  and 
field  work. 


should  be  able  to  earn,  beginning  with  the 
first  summer,  from  a fourth  to  a third  of  his 
living  expenses. 

The  expenses  for  one  year  are  estimated  as 
follows:  entrance  fee,  first  year  $10;  athletic 
fee,  $5;  music  fee,  $1;  living  expenses  (in- 
cludes board,  room,  laundry,  and  minor  medi- 
cal attendance)  $18  per  month;  books,  $15; 
clothing  and  incidentals  according  to  personal 
requirements. 


QUOTATIONS  FROM  LETTERS 
ASKING  FOR  TEACHERS  OF 
AGRICULTURE  AND  FARM 
SHOP  WORK 

South  Carolina:  “I  am  writing  to  get  your 
assistance  for  a new  department  of  work  in 
our  school.  By  the  Smith-Hughes  Act  we  are 
in  position  to  receive  aid  from  that  fund  of  the 
Federal  Government.  We  can  pay  that  man 
$100  per  month  for  twelve  months,  his  actual 
work  of  teaching  to  be  eight  months,  the  re- 
maining months  to  be  used  in  follow-up  work.” 
Oklahoma:  “If  you  have  a man  who  can 
teach  agriculture  and  manual  training  (farm 
shop  work)  please  have  him  apply  here  at 
once.  We  will  pay  $150  per  month  for  at  least 
ten  months.” 

Louisiana:  “I  am  desirous  of  employing  a 
man  to  do  vocational  work  in  a Parish  Train- 
ing School.  * * I wish  you  would  recommend 
to  me  a man  who  is  a graduate  of  your  insti- 
tution for  the  position.  I can  pay  $1200  per 
year.” 

Tennessee:  “There  is  a growing  demand  for 
this  type  of  teacher  (agricultural  teacher). 
The  funds  for  this  work  enable  us  to  put  on 
some  five  or  six  additional  teachers  each  year.” 
Georgia:  “In  planning  our  work  for  the 
coming  year  we  are  seeking  to  secure  a man 
to  take  oversight  of  our  Manual-Training  and 
Agricultural  Departments.  We  are  wonder- 
ing if  you  can  recommend  a man  who  has  had 
training  sufficient  to  conduct  such  work.  Sal- 
ary $1100,  term  8%  months.” 


THE  AGRICULTURAL  SHORT 
COURSE 


For  those  who  cannot  spend  the  time  or  the 
money  to  take  a full  college  course,  the  teach- 
ing staff  of  the  Agricultural  School  will  give 
instruction  in  scientific  methods  of  farming  at 
Hampton,  December  1 to  March  1.  A young 
man  taking  the  Short  Course  should  be  better 
able  to  make  a good  living  from  the  farm  and 
to  understand  and  enjoy  rural  life.  A young 
man  may  come  to  Hampton  after  home  crops 
are  harvested,  be  a part  of  the  school,  get  in- 
struction in  scientific  agriculture,  as  well  as  a 
cultural  study,  and  return  to  the  farm  in 
time  for  spring  planting.  A Short  Course  stu- 
dent can  return  for  several  winters  and  pro- 
gress wuth  his  studies  along  lines  that  he  needs 
most. 

Anyone  completing  elementary  school  work, 
and  who  has  the  ability  to  profit  by  the  work 
of  the  course,  will  be  admitted.  The  expenses 
for  the  three  months  will  probably  amount  to 
$65  or  $75.  For  further  details  write  to  W.  K. 
Blodgett,  Director  of  Agricultural  School, 
Hampton  Institute,  Virginia. 


MEMORIAL  CHURCH 

Preceded  by  battalion  inspection,  the  entire  school 
assembles  here  for  Sunday  morning  worship. 


